In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

It offers excellent value for money.

But from a long-term perspective...

The geographical location of Aru Village will severely limit the improvement of the overall desert environment.

It's too close to the rainforest.

Such a convenient geographical location.

It was destined that if all the human resources of the desert were concentrated in the area of ​​Aru Village, then 90 percent of the desert would become a no-man's land. From then on, the desert people would either accept assimilation by the rainforest or stick to their small plot of land in Aru Village. Those desert people who were unwilling to accept either option would become wild people who would be rejected by everyone wherever they went.

no way.

The desert is too big.

But Aru Village is too small.

"Well, that's definitely a problem."

Nasita roughly understood Rhodes's thoughts, and then asked, "Do you want to restore the glory of Valivege?"

Waliwege.

A kingdom that exists only in ancient records.

A powerful kingdom with the largest territory in Teyvat history.

"It wouldn't be accurate to say that Valivade has been recreated."

Rhodes chuckled: "It'll be very difficult to recreate that kingdom."

then.

He continued, "All I want is for people like Dixia to live a fair life, instead of spending their lives in sandstorms, hunger, death, and bullying."

"and."

"After all, it's hard to leave one's homeland."

“The desert, Aru Village, rainforest, and Sumeru City—these places are on completely different levels in terms of both pace of life and quality of life.”

“If you force everyone to live in a completely new environment that is already basically established, then they will need to adapt, they will need to change, and it will take them a long time to integrate into that circle.”

“If any one of these issues is not handled properly, everyone will form their own new cliques, and conflicts and attacks between them will continue to occur, which will ultimately have the opposite effect.”

"So we pull out those people who might cause trouble and let them build their own homes. After all, the source of the oasis is right there. As long as you can build up land, that much land will be yours. Doing this will not only motivate those people, but also allow one or even several new cities to reappear in the desert."

"This way, there is Aru Village to the east and a new oasis to the north."

"Based on these two points, we can expand outwards in the future. One day, the entire Great Red Sand Sea will be transformed back into a place where everyone can live and work in peace, like a rainforest, and will no longer be a world where people prey on each other."

(End of this chapter)

194. Chapter 185: The Selection of the Leader of the New Oasis

Chapter 185 The Selection of the Leader of the New Oasis

(Foreword: I don't know if you guys have seen the speech given by the Genshin Impact story editor during the Fudan University campus recruitment. Anyway, after watching it, I only had one thought: I will no longer dwell on being betrayed, nor will I bother to revise the content that was betrayed, and I will no longer obsess over illogical parts of the story like I do now. If you're interested, you can search for it on Bilibili to see why I have this thought. Hmm, the video should still be available.)

When she received the news that Nasita, the current Grass Goddess, had appeared in Aru Village, Candice, who was busy with her work, immediately put down her good business and rushed over.

How many years has it been since the desert has seen a god descend?

Candice couldn't remember.

Anyway, ever since the Red King passed away, even though the entire desert has been in chaos, no god has ever come to manage it.

The rumors that the Great Tree King murdered the Red King also spread more and more fiercely at that time.

No one knows whether this rumor is true or not.

But many people are talking about it.

And so it came true.

The subsequent targeted bans issued by the Evangelical Fellowship further fueled this rumor.

Now.

Except for a few desert people who have no lineage, most people living in the desert firmly believe that the Great Tree King killed the Red King, causing them to fall into their current state of life.

This includes tribal people who worship the Flower Goddess, as well as moderate Red King followers who advocate reconciliation with the rainforest.

Even Candice thought so.

After all, the education these Red Prince's subjects received from childhood was this history that no one could say was true or false.

However, the moderates, led by Candice, believed that the murderer of the Red King was the Great Tree King, not the Little Lucky Grass King who had not yet appeared at the time.

Therefore, they are committed to letting go of hatred, advocating reconciliation with the rainforest, focusing on real life, and exchanging reconciliation for a better quality of life.

The radicals are still the same.

Even after Nasita took power and bestowed many special privileges upon the desert, Rod, as the Red King's messenger and the guardian of Aru Village, was still a supporter of the Grass God in their eyes.

The radicals still refused to accept the olive branch offered by Nasita.

These people were the group that Rhodes called "stubborn."

Fortunately.

Although these radicals were stubbornly determined to die, under the general trend of development in Aru Village and Candice's personal authority, they could only obediently shrink back no matter how much dissatisfaction they had.

However, when Rod brought back news of Aru Village's self-government...

These radicals, who had previously held deep prejudices against him, celebrated as if it were a festival.

They first celebrated for several days that the Red King faith was about to be restored in the desert. Then they asked Candice for money and land, and asked Kavi for help with the design. They were single-mindedly focused on building an unprecedented Red King temple that would be passed down for thousands of years.

And when Rhodes and Narcida arrived.

Candice had just had a fight with a representative of the radicals.

Saying it was noisy is not quite the right word.

It was actually just a couple of arguments.

The village is currently short of money, and it is definitely not the time to build a temple.

Candice also made a promise.

Once Lord Shazaman and Lord Sangmahabai's orders are completed and the village has a surplus, they will definitely build the Red King Temple. They should not be in a hurry.

As it turns out, that guy must have lost his mind for some reason. He stubbornly insisted that Candice allocate funds and land to them right now, otherwise Candice would be considered to have wavering faith and betray the bloodline of Lord Red King.

Then there is no more.

No matter how much she tried to reason with him, he wouldn't listen. Candice, not one to tolerate bad behavior, simply gave him a death stare, ignoring whatever the representative said and staring intently at him.

Such invisible pressure.

This finally gave the radical representative, who had acted rashly, a fright. After realizing what he had said in his excitement, he turned and ran without hesitation, fearing that if he was even a step too slow, he would lose his life.

When I think of this.

Candice's face darkened.

Using force to suppress radicals is ultimately not a long-term solution.

"Hmm? What's wrong? Why do you look so worried?"

Upon seeing Candice looking preoccupied upon their reunion, Rod asked curiously, "Is there anything in Aru village that you can't resolve?"

"."

Candice shook her head without answering, then turned and bowed to Nasita, saying, "Nice to meet you, Little Lucky Grass King, I am Candice."

The attitude of the rainforest people towards Nasita was different from that of the rainforest people.

Candice appeared to be bowing, but there was no respect on her face.

However, this attitude did not offend Nasita; if she had to describe her feelings, she felt more helpless.

The Grass God killed the Red King.

This idea is deeply ingrained in the minds of every desert dweller.

Even though Nasita showed enough goodwill.

In the eyes of desert dwellers like Candice, this kindness is still seen as compensation that the Grass God deserves.

'We, the descendants of Ahmar, have been able to live here safely to this day, perhaps thanks to the mercy of the grass god.'

Rhodes remembered clearly what Candice had once said.

This is just a possibility.

This perfectly expresses the central idea of ​​the moderate Red King believers.

Even the moderates who are willing to cooperate with the rainforest feel that the Grass God owes them something, let alone the radicals.

Rhodes and Narcida exchanged a glance.

Rhodes then changed the subject, asking, "Has something happened in the village again? Desia and Tadra haven't returned yet, have they?"

The word '又' is very apt.

Candice frowned at this.

This time she didn't hide it anymore and spoke out about the demands of the radicals.

After listening.

Rod raised an eyebrow: "It's not just the radicals, is it? Haven't some of the moderate elders also told you about this?"

Rhodes naturally understood Candice's personality quite well.

She wouldn't be so troubled if it were just one radical causing trouble.

"Ugh--"

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you."

Candice sighed and admitted it: "Yes, the moderate elders also came to me about it."

talking.